From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9236 invoked from network); 15 Aug 2003 20:39:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO monty-python.gnu.org) (199.232.76.173) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 15 Aug 2003 20:39:02 -0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19nlEY-00052o-Oc for listarch-gnats-devel@sources.redhat.com; Fri, 15 Aug 2003 16:31:38 -0400 Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.20) id 19nlDI-0004vJ-Rc for help-gnats@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Aug 2003 16:30:20 -0400 Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.20) id 19nlCh-0004AR-ST for help-gnats@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Aug 2003 16:30:16 -0400 Received: from [199.232.41.8] (helo=mx20.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19nlCg-0004A9-UW for help-gnats@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Aug 2003 16:29:42 -0400 Received: from ztxmail05.ztx.compaq.com ([161.114.1.209]) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19nlCg-0003wI-FC for help-gnats@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Aug 2003 16:29:42 -0400 Received: from cceexg13.americas.cpqcorp.net (cceexg13.americas.cpqcorp.net [16.110.250.119]) by ztxmail05.ztx.compaq.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9428F308 for ; Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:28:20 -0500 (CDT) Received: from cceexc19.americas.cpqcorp.net ([16.110.250.85]) by cceexg13.americas.cpqcorp.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6673); Fri, 15 Aug 2003 15:28:20 -0500 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6375.0 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 08:55:00 -0000 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: XML DTD? Thread-Index: AcNjZIPVBksxEQCrSrKoUt1a9Ly2BAAAeBcA From: "Micone, Andrew (Manpower Contract)" To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Aug 2003 20:28:20.0615 (UTC) FILETIME=[C4842170:01C3636B] Subject: RE: XML DTD? X-BeenThere: help-gnats@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion about GNU GNATS List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2003-q3/txt/msg00029.txt.bz2 Chad Wrote: "Certainly do-able, but the question is, "Why?" If GNATS were to be rewritten from scratch, XML metadata would certainly be the way to go" For convenience in communicating with systems and programs external to GNATS, which can parse XML easily but require customization to read proprietary formats. I mean, you can always use query-pr to export things into CSV, but I'd really prefer to work with XML and let other tools do the work. Plus, there's always something new to be learned undertaking such a project. "...You could step in to it incrementally by providing an XML export, perhaps." Good idea, hadn't thought of that. That might be a more productive direction. Re-writing GNATS certainly isn't one of my goals. I'm happy enough with GNATS and there's too many wheels in the world already for me to invent another one.=20 -- Andy -----Original Message----- From: Chad Walstrom [mailto:chewie@wookimus.net]=20 Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 1:33 PM To: help-gnats@gnu.org Subject: Re: XML DTD? Micone, Andrew wrote: > We've been using GNATS quite successfully for a while now. The file=20 > format for the GNATS requests is a tagged format I sometimes think=20 > would be better expressed in XML. I might take it upon myself make=20 > that happen. Certainly do-able, but the question is, "Why?" If GNATS were to be rewritten from scratch, XML metadata would certainly be the way to go, especially with XPath and SAX to play with for querying the docs. Still, GNATS has a good, fast little indexing application. Replacing the metadata with XML would be a major rewrite. You could step in to it incrementally by providing an XML export, perhaps. > Does anybody know of an XML DTD used for tracking bug/help requests?=20 > I'd rather use one that someone else has standardized upon than roll=20 > one of my own. Unfortuately, no. It would be wonderful if people would register their DTD's with some central registry database. --=20 Chad Walstrom http://www.wookimus.net/ assert(expired(knowledge)); /* core dump */ _______________________________________________ Help-gnats mailing list Help-gnats@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnats